Boll Weevil
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Turnips going in tomorrow but gonna wait a bit on the wheat and oats. With nearly 4" of rain this week gonna take a chance.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
Food Plots Who’s planting this week or next?
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Tomorrow morning for me. Hanging sticks as well. Should be a good coolish morning to work.
Labor day weekend here
Definitely not.
Still have spraying to do as well.
Avoid trying to " pick a date" to plant if at all possible. Always plant in front of rain & look at the long range forecast for rain afterwards. Have had several failures over the past 25 years due to rain shutting off after planting
Still have spraying to do as well.
Avoid trying to " pick a date" to plant if at all possible. Always plant in front of rain & look at the long range forecast for rain afterwards. Have had several failures over the past 25 years due to rain shutting off after planting
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September 17th for us. We are only planting Whitetail Institute Winter Greens so we got plenty of time.
JCDEERMAN
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Not this weekend. It will certainly feel nice outside though. I may try to put up a few stands. May try fertilizing next weekend and planting will be early September. Hope the weather cooperates
A little early for me yet. Mowing recovering clover today spray late next week, watching millet like a hawk for worms and getting dove field clean.
Will start planting end of the month.
Will start planting end of the month.
BSK
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Mid-September for me, and will play the weather.
Deer 1
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Hoping to get my 1st alfalfa plot in.
Gonna put it beside a existing clover plot to see which they prefer
Gonna put it beside a existing clover plot to see which they prefer
Planning to plant my bigger plot next weekend.
BSK
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I'm almost envious of everyone planting this weekend. Almost...
Next weekend is our annual "stand-moving weekend." I'm sure it will be back to hot and humid by that time. But at least this year we only have 12-13 ladder stands to move. Last year we put up 4 towers and moved 24 ladders. Took almost a week, and in brutal heat and humidity. Unpleasant to say the least.
Next weekend is our annual "stand-moving weekend." I'm sure it will be back to hot and humid by that time. But at least this year we only have 12-13 ladder stands to move. Last year we put up 4 towers and moved 24 ladders. Took almost a week, and in brutal heat and humidity. Unpleasant to say the least.
I can't chance the army worms. Waiting until good rain chance in sept
BSK
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Same. Also can't chance another dry period combined with heat.
End of August / First of September for me, trying to get it ready for dove and deer. The doves are the tricky part , you may have them a few days before the opener then a front or something comes through and they are gone but at least I have my plots in! Lol
I'll wait till October. I used to try to plant around Labor Day but it seems the weather is usually hot and dry thru sept. October provides better weather for wheat and oats. Turnips might be different
buckaroo
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I was wanting to wait longer but rain forcast at least 50% every day for 10 days
DoubleRidge
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Right now the plan is to plant turnip, tilliage radish and rape in some of the smaller plots towards the end of the month then around mid September sow couple of the larger plots in cereal rye....see how each plot is doing at the end of September and fill in any thin areas with winter wheat....layer wheat in thick as needed...and all of the plan above can or will change pending rain in the forecast...or lack of.
